Coding Tutorials
Explore the world of Coding with a variety of in-depth tutorials created by our talented Digital Creator Program Leads. Experiment with creating your own stunning visuals, Interactive Stories and Game Design!
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Creating Interactive Stories Using Twine
Date Posted: January 13th, 2022
Learn about how to create an interactive story using Twine!
“Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.You don’t need to write any code to create a simple story with Twine, but you can extend your stories with variables, conditional logic, images, CSS, and JavaScript when you’re ready.” – Twinery.org
Try Twine for free HERE.
Live-Coding with Hydra: Part 2!
Date Posted: January 13th, 2022
Join us for our SECOND of two workshops to learn Hydra, a live-coding platform that allows you to make experimental visuals in real-time! Today, we will cover more advanced concepts such as blending, modulation, feedback, and audio responsiveness.
Find a good resource to learn the Hydra functions HERE.
Live-Coding with Hydra: Part 1!
Date Posted: November 9th, 2021
Join us for the first of TWO workshops on using Hydra to live-code your own creative visuals! You will learn the basics of the Hydra language, and you will learn about sources, color, and basic geometry.
Find a good resource to learn the Hydra functions HERE.
Adventures in Twine: Variables
Date Posted: May 22nd, 2020
In this tutorial we learn from our Digital Creator Elliot Lake Program Lead how to collect items and develop an inventory system by coding Variables for your interactive game. Follow along as our Program Lead teaches you how to create your own Variables and how you can implement them in game.
Try Twine for free HERE.
Introduction to Twine Tutorial
Date Posted: March 31st, 2020
In this tutorial, we learn from our Digital Creator Elliot Lake Program Lead how to get started on writing your first interactive fiction / text-based video game using Twine.
Try Twine for free HERE.